Peter Handscomb Biography

A double-century in Sheffield Shield 2016-17 for Victoria against NSW was followed by the news that Peter Handscomb has been drafted into the Australian side ahead of the day-night Adelaide Test against South Africa along with two other new cricketers. Handscomb responded with a first-innings fifty and also hit the winning runs.

Handscomb’s selection did not mean he has specific talents for pink-ball cricket, but he was included in the Test side after the preferred ones continued to fail for a string of matches. A part-time wicketkeeper, Handscomb had also led Australia A, averages over 40, and is comfortable against both pace and spin. He was also a member of the 2015 Ashes touring party, but did not get a chance.

Handscomb scored two centuries in the home series against Pakistan to kickstart his Test career, and has actually scored at least one fifty in each of his first 4 Tests to earn a place in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2016-17 in India.

He also made a rapid 82 on his ODI debut against Pakistan, at Perth. He has also played for Gloucestershire.